Feed mechanism



Dm. 26, 1922. www@ Z. P. CANDEE FEED MEcHANl 5M. FILED MARV 8. 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 ZEIMLS SANDER,

EOUNDEY AND nfl' T101@ @F CCJNEECTIGUT.

WATERB'UB, CNNECTCUT, ASSGNR TO THE WATERBUBY LCHINE CllfPlN, Ol?lWATERBUPJY, CONNECTICUT, A.

FEED TEECELATESM.

Application filed Maren S,

'b all whom may concern:

Be it known that l@ Znnrs l). (lalanne, citizen oi the United States,residing'` terburv.' in the county ot New i @ven and State/otLonnecticut` n ave invented certain new anti useful :improvements inFeed Mechanisms, ot which the following is a specilication, referencebeing hat" therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in Yfeedmechanisms and has for its object, among other things, to provide aduplex feeding device ifor delivery of a plurality ot articles, each adili'erent station trom a single dial device that receives the differentarticlV in separate groups, and further to design the parts that theelements may be et simple design and asy or" assembly.

lo these. and other ends, my invention consists in the lieed mechanism,having certain details ol construction and combinations ci parts, aswill be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in theclaims.

teterrinN` to the drawings, in which like numerals oi" reference,designate like parts in the several figures;

Figure 1 is plan view of my improved mechanism;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view upon line 2 2 of'lligure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail plan of a portion of the mechanism; and

I `lligure lis an enlarged sectional view in detail, taken upon line 4 4ot Figure 3.

A s herein shown and described the eed mechanism is designed to deliver'at two ditllerent stations the cap of a collapsible tube or similardevice and dislrs that are inserted therein, the latter' usually beingmade ot ,liereor, taken corlr or other simil ar material, but, ofcourse, y

the invention is not limited to such use.

rl`he caps above ret'erred toare relatively oit substantial sise andweight as com aared with the disks which are small,y light in weight andsomewhat diliicult to control. automatically.

Vith my improved mechanism l provide a dial upon which are placed thecaps and upon the same dial in an enclosed space are also placed' thedislrs, and guiding devices are provided for receiving and guiding ieee.serial no. 364,293.

singly in succession the caps and disks so that they are delivered topredetermined stations, the rotation oi" the dial providing the meanstor conducting these articles through each or' the guiding means. Fromthese delivery stations mechanisms are provided lor assembling thedislrs and caps,

which may be ot any pre'lferred type within the spirit of thisinvention, but is not shown herein, not being essential to theunderstanding of the improved device.

Referring now to the drawings, the nunieral designates the bed of themachine in which is fixed. a stud 11, upon which is rotatably mounted abeveled gear 12, into which mesh the teeth ot a pinion 13 mounted upon a.shaft lll rotatable in a journal box 15 secured to the said bed, athree-step groot/ed cone pulley 16 i'iXed on the shaft 14 providingmeans whereby power is imparted tol the shaft 14 and through the pinion13 to the gear 12.

in apron 17 fixed to the bed 10 and projecting laterally therefromprovides a convenient receptacle tor a `preliminary assembly andarrangement of the caps. This apron can be of any size or shape and isavailable `for any convenient purpose in connection with the use of theapparatus.

Fixed to the gear 12 is the dial 18, the top surface oit which ispreferably in the same plane as the top of the apron 17, the latterbeing concaved at one edge to receive the same, as shown in Figure 1.

Secured to the bed 10 by the bolts 19 is a bracket 20, and fixed thereinis a stud 21, upon which is mounted the drum 22, which is rotatecL troma pinion 23 fixed to the gear 12, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth24: around the periphery ,'of thfe said drum. rlhis drum .is provided atits upper end with the outwardly fla-ring flange 25. It is arranged sothat the lower edge thereof may he set at arying distances from the topot the dial 1S, and held in such position by the set screw 52. The guideplates 26 and have curved :taces thereon of substantially the saine arcas that of the outside or' the lower portion ci said drum. These guideplates rest upon the top of the dial 18 and are supported with an openspace 28 therebetween thevguide strip 27 being supported by the block 29which is secured thereto and adjustable within the slot 30 in thebracket'20, being held in its adjustabie positions bythe nut 31. Theguide strip 26 is supported by the block 32, which is adjustable yWithin`the slot 33 on the bracket 2O and secured in its adjustable positionsby the screw 34.

The disk guide-Way consists ot the parallel guide plates 3and 36, theformer bein-g c'onnected with the block 29 and the latter with the block32, and the relative Width ot the open space therebetween beingdetermined by the adjustment oithe'said blocks in relation tothe bracket20,`the `former, it being,v remembered, being Aadjustable in the slot 30andthe'latter -in the slot 33.

rihe outer ends'ot lthe guide plates 35 and r36 are supported by the arm40 tixed to the bracket 20 and curved at 37 so as to deliver thearticles to a predetermined station, which position may be' variedrelatively according'to the direction ot inclinationot the plates 35'and36 and the cmfvature at the end thereof.

yThe articles in this case7 the disks, that through vbetween the plates35 and 36 are prevented from piling` one on top'o'i the other by facover plate 33, which is connected `-with guide `plate 35 by screws 53that pro- 3()V ject 'through slots in said guide plate therebypermitting' relative adjustmentv ot said cover plate.' r1`he guide plate35 and cover plate' 38 are separated by the vblocks 39. lWhen inposition the underside of the cover plate 33 is above vthe top ot thedial 18 a sufficient distance to just permit the disks to passthereunder, While lyingtlat.

The Wall 4l ot the bed 10 projectsl upwardly above the dial 13 and formsone side of a y guideway 42, the other side being` formed by'a guidestrip 43 that is supported at one end by a block 44 adjustably securedtothe bed 10 by thefbolt 45 that passes through the slot 46, the otherend being boived'at 47 and secured to the holder 48 attached by the bolt49 to thebracket 20.

ln operation the dial 18 and drum 22 rotate in opposite directions andthe caps are placed on the dial outside ot the bowed portion 47 ot thevguide stri-p 43 and by the rotation of the dial they are carried intothe guideway 42 and are discharged therefrom at the opposite end ot saidguideway,

at a delivery station from which they are conducted by other mechanisms,the construction and operation ot which is hot material to thisinvention. TheA disks are thrown indiscriminately into the drum 22 andthese also rest upon the top ot the dial 18; the pins 50 which aresupported loosely in the arms 51 of the drum 22 break up any crowding`orbunchinp; of these disks and provide van agitator therefor. rlhesepins, however, are not necessary. but, facilitate the feeding action. Asthe disks are moved around against the curved face of the guide plate 26they pass into the opening 28, one by one tnvcl in the guideway betweenthe plates and underneath the cover plate and are delivered to a stationnear the outer edge oi' the said dial, being conducted theretrom bymechanisms not essential tov this invention and not therefore shown erdescribed herein.

The movement ot the dial 13 in an anticlockwise direction and the drumin a clockwise direction results in the carrying,` around l appendedclaims.

iriavino" described in invention what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is: i

1. f he combination in a `teed mechanism; oit a rotary dial; a rotarydrum; means vfor rotating the latter in a direction'the reverse ot saiddial; and means 'tor'conductiiig` articles 'trom said drum and said dialto diti'erent delivery stations.

2. The combination with a iteed mechanisrn g ot arotary dial; rotarydrum mounted upon one side oiz the center oit said dial, with the latterforming a bottom thereiior; meansy tor rotating the drum in a directionopposite to the dial; and guide means tor conducting; articles over thetop oi said dial one otsaid means ie ding' 'troni said drum.

3. rthe combination in a teed mechanism; oi' a rotary diai'; a rotarydrum; means 'for rotating' the latter in a direction the reverse ot saiddial, n'ieans connected `with said drum tor afitating` the articlestherein; and means tor conducting; articles trom said drum and said dialto different delivery stations. y

4. The combination with a teed mechanism fot a rotary dial; a rotarydrum Amounted upon one side o' the center ot said dial, with ythelatterl forming' a bottom therefor, means tor rotating the drum in adirection opposite to the dial; guide means tor conducting articles overthe top of said dial; one ot said means leading` trom said drum; andanother otsaid guide means being; so ar:- ranged as to prevent thearticles on the dial outside the drum `from being brought into contacttherewith.

, 5. The combination in a Jreed mechanism;

eta rotary dial a fixed bracket; a drum'rotatably connected therewithand so related to said dial that the latter'torms a bottom fil muon,

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